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DROOL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Saliva spilling from the mouth

Synonyms:

dribble; drivel; drool; slobber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("drool" is a kind of...):

saliva; spit; spittle (a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)

Derivation:

drool (let saliva drivel from the mouth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pretentious or silly talk or writing

Synonyms:

baloney; bilgewater; boloney; bosh; drool; humbug; taradiddle; tarradiddle; tommyrot; tosh; twaddle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("drool" is a kind of...):

bunk; hokum; meaninglessness; nonsense; nonsensicality (a message that seems to convey no meaning)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Let saliva drivel from the mouth

Example:

The baby drooled

Synonyms:

dribble; drivel; drool; slabber; slaver; slobber

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "drool" is one way to...):

salivate (produce saliva)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Also:

drool over (envy without restraint)

Derivation:

drool (saliva spilling from the mouth)

drooler (a person who dribbles)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something

Example:

She was salivating over the raise she anticipated

Synonyms:

drool; salivate

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "drool" is one way to...):

covet (wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue drool over the results of the experiment

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